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Dec 28, 2018 · The last photo of Harry Parke (Harry Einstein) (Parkyakarkus) taken at a Los Angeles Friars’ Club dinner in 1958. He is shown conversing with Milton Berle. Shortly after this photo was taken, Parke collapsed into Berle’s lap from a fatal heart attack.
Mar 11, 2022 · Their father, Harry Einstein, was known professionally as entertainer Harry Parke. And in the same way that most people know Bob Einstein as Super Dave, Harry Parke was better known by yet another comic alter-ego, Parkyakarkus.
Sep 27, 2021 · This is the full recording of comedian Harry "Parkyakarkus" Einstein's final moments on earth. On November, 23, 1958, he took the stage at the Friars Club Roast of Lucille Ball & Desi Arnaz and...
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- Death in Entertainment
- Harry Einstein’s Background and Early Career
- Harry Einstein’s Onstage Death
- Harry Einstein’s Legacy
A famed comedian, writer and character actor, Harry Einstein was born in Boston, Mass. on May 6, 1904. Though he was known professionally by his Greek-speaking alter-ego “Nick Parkyakarkus,” Einstein was of Jewish-American heritage. Starting as a journalist in Boston, Einstein was encouraged to pursue comedy as a profession by friends. He got his b...
Einstein battled heart disease all his life. Meanwhile, his show was canceled and Einstein’s comedic work became confined to Friars Club roasts. Consequently, Einstein took to the stage amid thunderous applause at the Friars Club on the evening of Nov. 23, 1958, to roast his pals Ball and Arnaz. There was plenty of good-natured ribbing. In the back...
Einstein and his wife had four children, all boys. The youngest son, Albert, was all of 11-years-old when he lost his father. He changed his last name to “Brooks” to avoid being known as yet another Albert Einstein. Albert Brooks is today a well-known comedian in his own right and carries on his father’s legacy. Brooks ranks in the top annals of ac...
Nov 17, 2023 · I used to listen - he was a radio comedian. He went under the name of Parkyakarkus, and he was a Greek dialect comedian. And that's the character he played.
- Terry Gross
Mar 30, 2020 · Parkyakarkus’s character was a stereotype of a Greek who had a hard time with the English language; confusing words. Joe Penner brought his vaudeville character to the screen with his goofy and unintelligent nature and hyuck-hyuck laugh.
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Mar 18, 2024 · Harry Einstein (also known as Harry Parke) was a comedian and radio personality, best known for his character “Parkyakarkus”, who made recurring appearances on the Eddie Cantor Show.
